Head lice can cause your scalp to be itchy as well as cause you embarrassment.

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Here are some of the home remedies for head lice.

1. Olive oil 

Apply a thick layer of olive oil on your scalp and hair, hold it tight and completely cover with a shower cap or a scarf as you sleep. In the morning, use a clean comb to brush off the oil from your scalp to the tip, it will remove the debris containing most of the lice which will have suffocated. Ensure you do this for a week.

2. Neem

Neem contains anti-bacterial and antiseptic properties which serve in killing the lice in your hair. Once your hair is infested by lice, boil the Neem leaves, blend the juice and make a paste. Apply the paste on your hair, wait for at least two hours then wash it off with warm water.

3. Petroleum jelly

Apply the petroleum jelly to your scalp, allow it to rest for some time then wash your hair with warm water using your preferred shampoo. This suffocates the lice and also their eggs.

4. Garlic cloves

Make a paste using at least 10 garlic cloves and lime juice then apply it on your scalp. This will help in getting rid of the lice. Once you have applied the paste on your scalp and hair, leave it for about two hours then wash your hair with clean water.